Japanese symbol for “thursday”
木曜
もくよう
Romaji: mokuyou
Thursday
In Japanese, thursday is 木曜, read もくよう (mokuyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n Thursday
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thursday”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木 | もく moku | Thursday |
| 木曜日 | もくようび mokuyoubi | Thursday |
| サーズデー | サーズデー saazudee | Thursday |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
| 樹木 | じゅもく jumoku | tree; trees and shrubs |
| 青木 | あおき aoki | Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel |
| 並木 | なみき namiki | roadside trees; row of trees |
| 日曜 | にちよう nichiyou | Sunday |
| 土曜 | どよう doyou | Saturday |
| 金曜 | きんよう kin'you | Friday |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.